This dedicated electric vehicle maximizes the potential of its electric motor and battery pack with a compact featherweight body shell of carbon fiber – borrowed from racing, yet stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum.

Sugar Ramos, a Cuban featherweight boxing champion who was best known for winning a title fight that led to the death of his opponent, Davey Moore, and that prompted calls to abolish the sport, died on Sunday in Mexico City.

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